SecurityAnalysis
The United States should pay attention to the threats from Somalia-based terror group al-Shabaab. On Jan. 31, al-Shabaab lost high level commander Yusef Dheeq and… Read More
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The U.S. government’s plans to strengthen and coordinate its counterterrorism communications is a ray of good news. Last week, Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The growing number of cyber attacks in recent years has highlighted the risks that U.S. interests, critical infrastructure, and military operations face in cyberspace. Cyber… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Close to 500 pages of Pentagon Benghazi-related documents obtained last week by the non-profit group Judicial Watch prove the U.S. military was operating on the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Obama’s new executive order, “Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing,” issued on February 13, attempts to address the lack of a central hub or… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
In one of his first actions as secretary of defense, Ashton Carter met over the weekend with top U.S. officials to determine a path forward… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Last week, leaders of 60 nations, including some Muslim countries, participated in President Obama’s “Summit on Countering Violent Extremism” in Washington. Unfortunately, regardless of the… Read More
SecurityNews
As the Feb. 27 deadline for funding the Department of Homeland Security looms, Congress appears no closer to a resolution to the ongoing funding dispute…. Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Yet another cease-fire agreement on Ukraine has been signed in Minsk. It went into effect Sunday amid low expectations of success. This is the second… Read More
SecurityCommentary
State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf recently blamed “lack of opportunity for jobs” as a root cause of terrorism in the Middle East. Her assertion, made… Read More
Athra Kado had never shot a gun before, let alone seen a battlefield. Until recently Kado, 25, spent his young career in a classroom, teaching… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Egypt retaliated for the decapitation of 21 Egyptian Christian workers held hostage in Libya by supporters of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Between complacency and confrontation there is a responsible way forward that keeps the Asia-Pacific a big enough place to accommodate the vital interests of both… Read More
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King Abdullah II of Jordan is angry. In a meeting with members of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, he quoted Clint Eastwood… Read More
SecurityNews
Last week, President Obama outlined his budget proposal for fiscal year 2016. It includes an increase in defense spending over the next 10 years to… Read More
SecurityNews
Conservative lawmakers are raising questions and voicing concerns about President Obama’s request to use of military force against the Islamic State, otherwise known as ISIS… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The current state of the U.S. government’s cybersecurity is in critical need of improvement according to the “High-Risk” report released yesterday by the Government Accountability… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Do more with less. That is the theme of the 2015 National Security Strategy President Obama released last Friday. The president’s vision for American diplomatic… Read More
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The recent arrest of six individuals living in the United States, accused of attempting to aid and support the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria… Read More
SecurityNews
President Obama is calling on Congress to pass a three-year authorization of war against ISIS, also known as the Islamic State or ISIL. The draft… Read More
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The Obama administration has announced its intention to create a new fusion center to bring together all sources of intelligence and law enforcement information to… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
President Barack Obama’s interview with VOX media, an Internet publication, this week is yet another example of his determination to deny reality and downplay the… Read More
SecurityNews
During a recently-released interview, President Obama told Vox that the culprits of an attack in Paris were “a bunch of violent, vicious zealots who behead… Read More
SecurityCommentary
ISIS’ effectiveness at using the Internet to spread terror and attract foreign recruits is now well documented. The terrorist group has taken psychological warfare to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The role of the military on U.S. soil is frequently misunderstood when it comes to the question: Who is in charge? This generally stems from… Read More
SecurityNews
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., traveled to Texas this weekend for a first-hand look at the security at the U.S. border with Mexico. The trip comes… Read More
SecurityNews
Gen. John Allen, the president’s special envoy for the coalition against ISIS, told ABC News on Sunday that the terrorist group “is at an entirely… Read More
SecurityNews
In an interview Sunday, Secretary of State John Kerry told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the deadline for Iranian nuclear talks was unlikely to be… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The new arms race scrambles for bytes, not bombs. To take and hold the cyber high ground, the armed services (and just about everybody else)… Read More
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Today, the Obama Administration released its new National Security Strategy (NSS), replacing its predecessor that was issued in May 2010. As the top national-level document… Read More
